Junior defensive tackle for Buffalo. 2021: 0.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
6′5″ · 295 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 947 nationally · Signed with Houston Christian
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle for Buffalo. 2021: 0.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
Josh Rogers
Wins his gap play after play. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Ball State — Week 13, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #268 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-28@ Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-34@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-48@ Kent State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-26vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-33vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-20@ Ball State | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Keith Randolph Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Keith on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brien Taylor Jr.'s sophomore season at Florida (2024).
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Player DNA